My ten-year-old daughter always rushed to the bathroom as soon as she came home from school. As I asked, “Why do you always take a bath right away?” she smiled and said, “I just like to be clean.” Yet, one day while cleaning the drain, I found something.

My hands shook as I grabbed my phone.

The moment I saw that fabric, I didn’t “wait to ask her later.”

I did the only thing that made sense.

I called the school.

When the secretary answered, I forced my voice to stay steady as I asked, “Has Sophie been having any accidents? Any injuries? Anything happening after school?”